LOT 3803
Divus Constantine I AE Nummus. Struck AD 337-340. Alexandria mint. 3rd officina.
DV CONSTANTINVS P T AVGG, veiled head of Divus Constantine I to right / Divus Constantine I in quadriga to right, extending his right hand toward manus Dei above, [S-R across field]; in exergue, SMALΓ. RIC VIII 4; LRBC 1445. Near Very Fine.(1.49gr, 17mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 321.Treveri mint. 2nd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate bust to right, wearing consular robes and holding eagle-tipped sceptre / BEATA TRANQVILLITAS, globe set on altar inscribed VOTIS XX in three lines; three stars above. STR in exergue. RIC VII 306. 2.87gr, 19mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine.
From an early 20th century collection. Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 319. Treveri mint. 2nd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
IMP CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG, helmeted, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP, two Victories holding shield inscribed VOT PR in two lines over altar decorated with star; • STR in exergue. RIC VII 221 var. (bust type). 2.79gr, 17mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine. Extremely rare.
From an early 20th century collection. Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor AR Antoninianus. Struck AD 268. Treveri mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / IOVI STATORI, Jupiter standing facing, head to right, holding sceptre and thunderbolt. RIC V.2 309 (Colonia Agrippinensis); RIC V.4 396; RSC 159a (Colonia Agrippinensis). 3.13gr, 21mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
